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Jonathan Zucchetti
Nov 20, 2025
Jonathan Zucchetti
The Best Commander From Every Year of the 2000s
With 2025 drawing to a close, let's take a look back at this quarter century and pick out the best commanders from each year.
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Dream Beavers
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Rat King, Verminister
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Greedy Freebooter
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
81%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
80%synergy
Cadaver Imp
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
68%synergy
Tattered Mummy
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
64%synergy
Serrated Scorpion
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
59%synergy
Shambling Ghast
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
56%synergy
Dark Privilege
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
55%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
55%synergy
Skullport Merchant
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
55%synergy
Village Rites
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Zulaport Cutthroat
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Blood Artist
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Deadly Dispute
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
46%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
53%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
48%synergy
Viscera Seer
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
48%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Blood Pet
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
49%synergy
Tragic Slip
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Creatures
Vengeful Bloodwitch
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
46%synergy
Bone Shredder
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
50%synergy
Big Game Hunter
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
50%synergy
Novice Occultist
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
51%synergy
Burglar Rat
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Grim Haruspex
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Clattering Augur
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
46%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Fume Spitter
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Skyscanner
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
43%synergy
Carrion Feeder
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Leaden Myr
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Virus Beetle
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Lampad of Death's Vigil
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Crypt Ghast
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-17%synergy
Bloodflow Connoisseur
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Dockside Chef
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-25%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Nezumi Informant
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Infestation Sage
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Perilous Myr
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
14%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Deathgreeter
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Mindless Automaton
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Midnight Reaper
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Smothering Abomination
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Bile-Vial Boggart
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Hecteyes
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
12%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
-19%synergy
Withering Torment
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Not Dead After All
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Defile
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Armor of Shadows
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Undying Malice
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Imp's Mischief
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Altar's Reap
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Body Count
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Offer Immortality
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Go for the Throat
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Professor's Warning
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Consuming Corruption
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Culling the Weak
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Bitter Triumph
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Costly Plunder
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Feign Death
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Without Weakness
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-16%synergy
Snuff Out
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Pile On
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Malice
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Doom Blade
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Murder
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Nasty End
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Eaten Alive
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
49%synergy
Feed the Swarm
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Victimize
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Bone Shards
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Diabolic Intent
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Night's Whisper
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Mutilate
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Dread Return
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Sign in Blood
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-18%synergy
Worthy Cost
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Spark Harvest
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Decree of Pain
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Living Death
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Bone Splinters
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Season of Loss
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Unearth
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Echoing Return
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Exsanguinate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-16%synergy
Reanimate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-31%synergy
Annihilating Glare
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Toxic Deluge
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-28%synergy
Phyrexian Tribute
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Final Vengeance
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Damnation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-12%synergy
Deadly Precision
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Skullclamp
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Jet Medallion
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-35%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Mirror Shield
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Bontu's Monument
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-15%synergy
Genesis Chamber
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Mithril Coat
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Expedition Map
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Thrumming Stone
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Plate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Champion's Helm
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Bubbling Cauldron
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Witch's Cauldron
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Vampiric Rites
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Grave Pact
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Attrition
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Open the Graves
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Soul Enervation
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-23%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Heartless Summoning
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Hecatomb
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Gift of Doom
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Teval's Judgment
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Night of Souls' Betrayal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Oubliette
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Into the Pit
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Grave Venerations
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Reliquary Tower
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Cabal Coffers
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Mortuary Mire
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Witch's Cottage
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-13%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
12%synergy
High Market
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Westvale Abbey
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Memorial to Folly
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
War Room
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-20%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Barren Moor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Command Beacon
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
-12%synergy
Arcane Signet
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Crowded Crypt
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-16%synergy
The Soul Stone
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Demolition Field
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
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